I have to blame my parents for this one. My family and friends have always called me Vanessa, which is my middle name, so when I first started out I went by Vanessa Hartley. I also have a double-barrelled name, and when the time came to release my first album, I wanted the last one on there too – so I released it as Vanessa Hartley-McDonald.

Later on, I wanted something that I felt represented me better artistically from a personal standpoint, and I had another name at my disposal: my first name, Eleanor. ‘V’ and ‘S’ are the initials of my two middle names, and as it made for a nice play on words of versus/verses, that is how it went from Vanessa Hartley to Eleanor VS. I basically switched my names back : )

I’m working on a way to get CDs to you (whether you’re in the UK or anywhere else in the world), so stay tuned. Until then, physical copies are currently only available at my live shows. You can download the album at Bandcamp.

Probably one of the worst questions you could ask because I can’t see into the future, but I definitely have plans to release another album (somewhere God – or Satan – is laughing), so keep checking back and one day there’ll be news 😉

Because I am a fully independent artist, and so I use the platforms which I feel best suit my needs and aims. Haha, you were expecting something juicy, weren’t you! Well, you’re out of luck. It’s simply a case of different strokes for different folks.

What’s the best way to stay in touch with you? / ¿Qué es la mejor forma de seguir en contacto contigo?

I’ll always post updates, shows, new music – everything! – here on this website, since that’s kinda what it’s for, so the best place to find out everything, is right here.

If you would like to be alerted of when I’m coming to play near you, you can sign up at Songkick.com and “track” me. This is my personal favourite method of following the artists that I want to see – it’s also great for following your favourite venues or discovering new music in your city. Just go to the “TOUR” section of this website, and there’s a link to sign up there. Any other type of gig, such as my appearances at Viva La Mexicana or open mics will not be listed on Songkick, but I always post them here on the homepage and my social media.

As for social media, the one I love to use and am most active on is Twitter, but you can also follow me on my Facebook page.

For enquiries and booking, email is best: eleanorvs.music[at]outlook.com